COVID-19 vaccinations are now taking place in the region for people aged 18-29.However, we are aware that some people who will not turn 18 by the deadline of July 31 2021 may have received letters inviting them to be vaccinated.Please note to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination you must have turned 18 by July …
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CASES of COVID-19 in Dumfries and Galloway had almost doubled in number by the end of last week. A total of 57 new cases were recorded in the week ending Sunday June 13, up from 29 in the week before. Numbers of close contacts also increased markedly, rising from 191 to 410. NHS Dumfries and …
VACCINATIONS against COVID-19 are now underway for the final adult cohort in Dumfries and Galloway. Work started this week to begin vaccinating people aged 18-29 – but with a request for remaining people in this age group who did not book in advance online to now go online and check their scheduled vaccination date. Immunisation …
Special congratulations to Consultant Gynaecologist Heather Currie for being awarded an MBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to healthcare – a prestigious award recognising her as a leading light and driving force for women’s health and menopause care. Dr Currie, NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s Associate Medical Director Acute, Diagnostics, Women, Children …
ANYONE aged 50 and above who has not yet been booked in for a second COVID-19 vaccination is being encouraged to get in touch. The new local telephone helpline is already open for anyone aged 40 and above in Dumfries and Galloway who has not received their first vaccination, but anyone over 50 in the …
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AN INCREASE in COVID-19 cases has been recorded in the region – rising from 8 to 29 in the week ending Sunday 6 June. Close contacts of positive cases similarly jumped from 61 in the previous week to 188. Director of Public Health Valerie White said: “Within the past week we’ve seen new cases of …
A MAJOR milestone has been reached in the region’s COVID-19 immunisation programme – with over 100,000 first dose vaccinations provided. The programme is now powering on with the younger cohorts aged under 40, who in line with national directions are being provided with the Pfizer vaccine. But against the backdrop of increasing cases as lockdown …
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CASES of the new Delta Variant are now known to be fuelling the growth of a COVID-19 cluster in Upper Nithsdale. This new variant is understood to be about 40 per cent more easily passed from person to person than the previous variant which was behind the big number of cases we saw in the …
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ADDITIONAL COVID-19 testing opportunities are being added in the region next week – as an increase in cases is recorded across Scotland.Extra testing availability for people without symptoms of the coronavirus is being added in Stranraer and Kelloholm, as part of efforts to pick up any cases which might develop within the region.Public Health Consultant …
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This year marks the 37th year of Volunteers’ Week, which runs annually from 1 to 7 June, when Dumfries and Galloway partners will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the contribution volunteers make across the UK and thanking them for all they do. The contribution of volunteers is often unseen and unrecognised by …
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